- Type
- Angel
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Cheque size
- $25K – $1M
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- 2007
About
The Chennai Angels is an angel network founded in 2007 with 150+ investors. Its site says it has invested over Rs 193 crore across 177+ deals in 99+ startups, with exits of over Rs 139 crore.
Investment thesis: We support early-stage startups with smart capital and the operational expertise of 100+ seasoned entrepreneurs and executives in our network.
What they invest in
Team (from their public pages)
Notable investments
Examples shown on thechennaiangels.com. This is not a complete portfolio.
Similar investors
TiE Mumbai Angels
AngelTiE Mumbai is the Mumbai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit offering mentoring, networking, education, funding and incubation. Its TIE Angel programme lets angel investors back Mumbai startups, with an apply-for-funding and apply-as-investor route.
Mumbai Angels Network
AngelMumbai Angels is an angel network that says it has backed early-stage companies since 2006, with 200+ deals and about Rs 400 crore invested, and an investor network of 700+ members. It runs a co-investment programme with partner networks.
Ah! Ventures
AngelCalls itself India's first full-spectrum startup investment platform, with an angel fund, First Gear programme and Open Pitch Day; claims 3,000+ investors and 62,000+ entrepreneurs.
GSF Accelerator
AcceleratorGSF is a sector-agnostic early-stage fund founded in 2012 by Rajesh Sawhney, aiming to be the first institutional cheque for Indian founders at pre-seed and seed. Its site lists 110+ portfolio companies and says it invests up to $300,000 and often leads rounds.